Continuing Education – Health and Safety – (Abusive Head Trauma, Child Abuse and Neglect, Sudden Infant Death and Strengthening Families Through Early Care and Education with Mandated Reporter)

The Wisconsin Legislature’s 2006 Prevent Violence Against Children Act went into effect in April 2007. The Act required that all child care providers working with children under age 5 years receive training in Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) Prevention and how to manage crying, fussing, or distraught children. Wisconsin’s required Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) Prevention Training for Child Care Providers has been updated and renamed Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) Prevention Training for Child Care Providers. By September 1, 2020, department-approved SBS trainers offering a stand-alone class, department-approved agencies providing non-credit, department-approved, entry-level training courses (Introduction to the Child Care Profession and Fundamentals of Infant and Toddler Care), instructors of Wisconsin Technical College courses for credit, and high school teachers of the DPI Assistant Child Care Teacher course must begin using the new AHT Prevention Training for Child Care Providers developed in partnership by the Wisconsin Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board and the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, in consultation with the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome.

Shaken Baby Syndrome is one form of Abusive Head Trauma. AHT also includes injury, not only to the brain, but to the skull and spinal cord, which can result from shaking or from inflicting trauma on the head by other means, such as throwing, intentionally dropping, striking, or other forms of impact. Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training for Child Care Providers addresses the latest information on:
Abusive Head Trauma
The Period of Purple Crying
Strategies and challenges of soothing
Coping with frustration
Having a plan and educating others

Fee: $30.00 All Virtual Zoom

June 30, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm  Registry Event ID #1012761 
August 4, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Registry Event ID #1004360 
October 1, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm  Registry Event ID #1012762 

To register for these Virtual zoom courses:
1. You must have access to a computer with a camera and audio speaker.
a. If you do not have audio speaker on your computer, you can call in with a phone.
2. You must have access to high speed internet.

 The Zoom link will arrive one day before the start of your training between 3 pm and midnight via email from tdachel@4cfc.org Please make sure your email and phone are up to date in your registry profile.

Training on this topic must be renewed periodically when working with young children in Wisconsin. You suspect a child may be a victim of abuse, would you know what to do and who to call? What are some signs to look for? This in-service will involve group discussions on how to handle some difficult situations. It will also review needed child care center policies and documentation. Protective Factors that Strengthen Families will be shared. Community resources will be available.

Fee: $30.00  All Virtual Zoom

June 23, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Registry Event ID #1004353 
August 14, 2026 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm  Registry Event ID #1013018 
September 29, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Registry Event ID #1013019 

To register for these Virtual: Zoom courses:

1. You must have access to a computer with a camera and audio speaker.
a. If you do not have audio speaker on your computer, you can call in with a phone.
2. You must have access to high speed internet.

 The Zoom link will arrive one day before the start of your training between 3 pm and midnight via email from tdachel@4cfc.org Please make sure your email and phone are up to date in your registry profile.

This workshop is designed to help childcare providers and parents better understand the risk factors identified in cases of SIDS deaths and the techniques that have been identified as reducing the instances of SIDS cases.

Fee: $30.00 All Virtual Zoom

August 28, 2026 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Registry Event ID #1013032 
September 24, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Registry Event ID #1013033 

NOTE: Virtual Zoom

To register for these courses:
1. You must have access to a computer with a camera and audio speaker.
a. If you do not have audio speaker on your computer, you can call in with a phone.
2. You must have access to high speed internet.

 The Zoom link will arrive one day before the start of your training between 3 pm and midnight via email from tdachel@4cfc.org Please make sure your email and phone are up to date in your registry profile.

In this 3-hour training, participants will learn about the 5 protective factors which are demonstrated to strengthen family function. They will also be able to identify at least three next steps that they could take following the training to build protective factors within their early care and education setting and available resources to implement ideas. Participants will also be able to identify Strengthening Families resources. SCAN-MRT training is included

Fee: $35.00

July 13, 2026 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Registry Event ID #1013386 
August 3, 2026 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Registry Event ID #1013388 
September 10, 2026 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Registry Event ID #1013389 

To register for these Virtual: Zoom courses:

1. You must have access to a computer with a camera and audio speaker.
a. If you do not have audio speaker on your computer, you can call in with a phone.
2. You must have access to high speed internet.

 The Zoom link will arrive one day before the start of your training between 3 pm and midnight via email from tdachel@4cfc.org Please make sure your email and phone are up to date in your registry profile.